Car Update

As of Wednesday, the body shop officially stared the process of fixing my car, after waiting 2 weeks for my insurance to get on the ball and get stuff done.

So, obviously, my car is not totalled, which is a good thing. For some, it's not, but for me, I'm not in the position to buy a new/used car. I've had my car only 2 years and I would have broken even (minus the $500 deductible) if insurance had totalled it. So I wouldn't have had any money for a down payment on another car. So, luckily, I get to keep my car! I liked that car anyway.

As of right now, I'm in a rental which I'm going to swap out on Monday. The rental I got is a PT Cruiser. I didn't realize how crappy gas mileage it gets. 17 city/27 hwy. I'm doing a combination of city and highway driving and I just calculated the gas mileage and it's 20 mpg.

Oh well, maybe the rental car place will have fuel efficient car.

Firsts

Well, this is my first post, just to get a feel for this.

But while I'm are on the topic of firsts, I will share an experience, in brief.

Last week was my first car accident. I've been in car accidents before, but never as the driver and never my own car. That was stressful. I'm ok though. I'm still waiting to hear from my insurance company on how bad the damages are. I don't think the car is totaled, but you never know, especially since I was hit from the side. *crosses fingers*

Another first I want to share is the first car accident as a passenger. I was 8-years-old and wasn't wearing a seatbelt. The paramedics said my mom and I were very lucky because we hit the other person going about 50 mph. Amazingly, the only injuries I suffered were a headache and a split lip. But also, weighing at a whopping 25 pounds, I had hardly any inertia, so that worked in my favor. My mom, on the other hand, wasn't as lucky. Still lucky she didn't get hurt worse, but not as lucky as me. She was ok in the end, but she was banged up. Nothing broken, but lots of bruises.

And to sum up my post on firsts: my first kiss sucked.